Titans, Kendall Wright on verge of deal

The Titans are on the verge of signing first round pick Kendall Wright and a deal could be completed as early as today, according to sources familiar with the situation.

Wright, the 20th overall pick of the NFL Draft, has missed the first three days of training camp as his agent and the Titans struggled to work through the details of his contract.

Significant progress has been made in the last 24 hours, however, and a deal is now close to being finalized.

Wright is expected to sign a four-year deal worth more than $8.2 million under the slotted system of the new collective bargaining agreement. The first three years are expected to be guaranteed. The sticking point in recent weeks, however, has been on how much the fourth-year of the deal will be guaranteed.

Wright is expected to play a significant role with the Titans this fall. The former Baylor star had a very impressive offseason, working at three different receiver spots during organized workouts.

As a senior at Baylor, Wright caught 108 passes for 1,663 yards and 14 touchdowns.

Titans General Manager Ruston Webster and agent Jeff Nalley, who represents Wright, could not immediately be reached for comment.

Titans Coach Mike Munchak said recently he expects Wright to hit the ground running when he returns. Wright missed the team’s last minicamp because of a shoulder injury, but he’s now healed.

“The good thing for us is that he spent the eight or nine weeks with us and has a really good feel for what we’re doing,’’ Munchak said. “He’s used to reading coverages. He’s done a lot in college, which a lot of the receivers you couldn’t say that about. So, it’d be more of a scare if it (that wasn’t the case),” Munchak said.

“You want him here. There’s no doubt. If he’s going to help us early, you don’t want to miss any time. But he’s a guy that has a great head start on most young receivers just because of the system he was in, the fact that he played four years in college, and he got better every year. He’s not a guy that played two years and came out and is still figuring the game out.”